Coryphantha
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Coryphantha (from Greek, ""flowering on the top") is a genus of small to middle-sized, globous to short-columnar cacti. The genus is found from Mexico to the South of the United States. With its 2 subgenera, 42 species and 9 subspecies, this is one of the largest genus of cactus.
Their bodies do not have ribs, but tubercles.
The genus has several synonyms:
- Aulacothele Monv. (nom. inval.)
- Cumarinia Buxb.
- Glandulifera (Salm-Dyck) Fric
- Lepidocoryphantha Backeb.
- Roseia Fric (nom. inval.)
See also
- Mammillaria - a closely-related cactus genus
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